CO129-015 - Others - 1845 — Page 244

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in

by

there Home was

was Any

any

record of such, I was informed here was

Expsporet & arch

appear form the terms

If his

not . _ That no specull conditons were the land officer will appear form celipent of Registry delivered & me, which I have already quoted; " aut from his communication of dak. Nor 26th 1842,

to hich he finally acheterlidges my right to the ground and

cutter Bublic duties in respect of & performa

salli in me 4

to the views nous

it, at a time, when, according

put on the case, it would have been forfeited. buch special con detton

my

hoth

it cxisted. could only have been a private understanding between bis Harry Pottingen and Cast Meits, who was

ergament has always keen absent from the colony, and that it is not just for the Honghong Coverment to aut such be to urge the mistake (of each it te bof this non offices; a

appear & on certain misunderstandings which have caucted amongst the officers of Covemment on the subject of the Lants in the Colony, (and which was

t

+ found

out with what

to

6

in

suptured

- what justice I have hoy means of knowing thave led & the sustension of my operations in building to set aside their own official documents to my prejudice, whon actit exterity in to fait of them. and against wlove

as will be found on reference of Sie Harry Pothing in proceedings ( corumunications at the time ) no cause of complaint

alleged.

Jas to

was

It may importance placed by tho hovomment

at the time on

for

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the arcinstance of this being a Bayers intended

I have to state that

the convenience of

es of the troops;

were in progress,

at the time these six.

shops

abeady been completed, in to unmediate vicinity,

liventy shops

the same

as

there had

about

as I can istuvate of reactly

nearly character, and many of which

this were at the tim

Banzar,

untewanted _ of which about 20 ( Unown as Achtertong's Karen and

A public market, me on

ht

the opporite side of the hoxed, and

about 20 Betending

comarchat never othe barrels. ; atret al (Mour Morgan's Sapear) are inmediately contagions & my billings; and about 2004 / Canton Eager) ale at about 50 yards chitanes! It Cannot Houyone be reanally suppored that to adition of bise

Herefore live shop

was considered or material as to call for hunxial conditions; but on this point it may be sufficient & refer it the corsinstance that, had not then progress hen stopped, they would have been completed in the manner contemplated by Government, in try a 'the wacks; wherees by the course

in toe which has been pursued they have thin in

nearly three years.

years.

di

unpunished

state

I In conclusion I have only to add that Iwas one of the the British merchants why remove it & thonghong-

first g and expended.

a very

Considerable sun in other buildings

upon it at a thil when the permanent venue of burchase?

was actiomaly that

extremely

to toto nowy white dibencion [the cone of which £60.

the

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